Don Bosco School Guwahati held two days` concert on 28-29 November staging a musical ``The Dreamer``, in an attempt to make the legend of Don Bosco known to the students and parents.The concert brought together about 700 students in different roles. It was a united effort of the staff and the students that made the school concert a success. ``The Dreamer`` recreates the live episodes of the great educator, founder, father and a friend of youth St. John Bosco.. Read More »

Child Friendly Guwahati (CFG) organised a day-long Yuwa Mahotsava with 5000 government school students to celebrate the Bicentenary of Don Bosco`s birth and to pay homage to the Saint of the young. It was held at the Railways Protection Force (RPF playground, Bamunimaidan, New Guwahati as an effort to bring smiles to the street children of the city.
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. Itanagar - A Salesian school in Arunachal has made a landmark contribution to the repository of a tribe`s literature using digital technology to reach both educated and illiterate masses.. Read More »

Diphu Diocese celebrated the centenary of the arrival of Faith among the Karbis from 7 - 10 November amidst great jubilation and gratitude to God and to the pioneering missionaries who were instrumental in sowing the seed of Faith on the Karbi soil. The joy and happiness was palpable as delegates from different parishes had started arriving by 7 November for the celebrations. The Centenary celebrations were declared open by Rt Rev Paul Mattekatt, Bishop of Diphu, at the Cathedral ground, Diphu with the theme ``Thy Kingdom Come``.
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Salesians from across the province came together at the Hubert D` Rosario Missionary Aspirantate at Sirajuli on Tuesday, 11 November to honour the confreres who were celebrating the anniversaries of their religious profession or priestly ordination.. Read More »

As part of the bicentenary celebrations of Don Bosco`s birth, a seminar on `Learning from Don Bosco` was organised for the members of the Salesian family, Guwahati and Karbi Anglong regions on 8 November at St. Mary`s School, Guwahati. It was an attempt to understand more deeply the charism and works of St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians and the Salesian Movement. Over a hundred priests, brothers, sisters, cooperators, past pupils and lay collaborators of the Salesian Family attended the seminar.
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The First ever Don Bosco Teachers` Convention in Guwahati Salesian province, organized by Don Bosco School Excellence Mission (DBSEM) was held on Saturday 18 October at Don Bosco School, Panbazar, Guwahati . More than 800 teachers including principals, vice principals and headmistresses of around 30 Don Bosco schools of Lower Assam and Garo Hills took part in the day-long convention that included a host of interactive activities like lively sessions by renowned Salesian educationists, cultural songs and dances, fun and games.
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In a landmark decision, a Central and a State private university in Assam agreed to collaborate in four areas.
They signed a memorandum on Friday 17 October at Guwahati agreeing to exchange teachers and students, and have joint research projects and to share resources in the areas of Chemical Sciences, Food Engineering, Physics & Nanotechnology, and Computer Science Engineering.. Read More »

A six member team from Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) met with Assam Chief Minister Shri Tarun Gogoi at his office, 16 October, and presented him with a cheque of Rs. 25,000 collected from the students and faculty to provide relief for the victims of recent flood. . Read More »

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